Adolescent Pregnancy Outcomes in the Province of Ontario: A Cohort Study

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 234-245

  Fleming, Nathalie ^a,b   Ng, Natalia ^a   Osborne, Christine ^a   Biederman, Shawna ^a   Yasseen, Abdool Shafaaz ^a,c   Dy, Jessica ^a   Rennicks White, Ruth ^a,c   Walker, Mark ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Adult pregnancy; Adverse pregnancy outcomes; Canada; Maternal outcomes; Neonatal outcomes; Obstetrical outcomes; Ontario; Prenatal care; Sociodemographic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VAGINAL DELIVERY; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL WELFARE; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL CLASS ATTENDANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SPONTANEOUS VAGINAL DELIVERY; SUBSTANCE USE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADDICTION; ADULT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FORCEPS DELIVERY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CESAREAN SECTION; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883797955     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30995-6     Document Type: Article

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